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OBJECT TYPE: 14 point
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0135.001

MANUFACTURER: Cornish & Wimpenny Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: stamping or embossing die
Patents: N/A
General Description: Brass.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 4.1 cm
Width: 1.7 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image carriers
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cornish Wimpenny
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Used mid to late 1950s.
Canada: J.A. Woods had this die, cast with the image of an RCMP officer, created for the purpose of stamping gold on identification folders that were meant to be sold during the Sault Ste. Marie Centennial. The folders would bear the image of a lone-standing RCMP officer, and the words "Souvenir of Canada- Sault Ste Marie, Ont. J.A. Woods was a sales agent & distributor who, in this case, would probably have distributed souvenirs to vendors selling Sault Ste. Marie Centennial memorabilia. [Ref.1]
Function: Specific: Used to hot stamp gold foil onto a desired surface.
Technical: Example of a die used to stamp or emboss paper with soft metals (foil).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: None.
Finish: Brass.
Decoration: Die bears stylized image of standing Mountie.

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Cornish & Wimpenny Ltd., Die, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2006.0135, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0135.001/

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